Records on its own card-sized device rather than through a phone — the only entry here that sells hardware alongside the subscription
Price checked 12.10.2026
About the company
PLAUD sells something nobody else on this list does: a physical device. A card-sized recorder clips magnetically to a phone, captures both a room conversation and a phone call, and the subscription supplies the transcript and summary. That pairing solves what an app cannot: a phone in a pocket records badly, and taking it out at a meeting changes the meeting. Budget in two parts here — the device is bought separately, the subscription sits on top, and the free three-hundred-minute tier comes with the hardware.
Sources: plaud.ai
What it does
- Its own device rather than a phone app
- Records phone calls
- 300 free transcript minutes
- Subscription is paid separately from the hardware
What it costs
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $0per month | 300 transcript minutes a month |
| Promost picked | $17.99per month | $99.99 billed annually |
| Unlimited | $29.99per month | $239.99 billed annually |
| Team | $25per seat / month | shared recording library |
- Its own recording device
- Joins meetings
- Custom vocabulary
- Phone app